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    • Mahjong 101: The Basic Rules
    • Mahjong 101: The Tiles
    • Mahjong 101: Dealing
    • Mahjong 101: Passing aka “The Charleston”
    • Mahjong 101: The Play
    • Mahjong 101: The Hands
    • Mahjong 101: Reading the Card
    • Mahjong 101: Picking a Hand
    • Mahjong 101: Sample Hands
    • Mahjong 101: Calling Tiles
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  • Home
  • About Mahjong
    • Intro to Mahjong
    • A Brief History of Mahjong
    • Chinese Mahjong
    • American Mahjong
    • Symbolic Tiles
  • Mahjong 101
    • Mahjong 101: The Basic Rules
    • Mahjong 101: The Tiles
    • Mahjong 101: Dealing
    • Mahjong 101: Passing aka “The Charleston”
    • Mahjong 101: The Play
    • Mahjong 101: The Hands
    • Mahjong 101: Reading the Card
    • Mahjong 101: Picking a Hand
    • Mahjong 101: Sample Hands
    • Mahjong 101: Calling Tiles
    • Mahjong 101: Jokers
    • Mahjong 101: Making Mahjong
    • Mahjong 101: Going Dead
  • Mahjong Videos
    • Getting Started with American Mahjong
    • All Videos
  • News
    • Newsletter
    • Instagram
    • Celebrities
    • Films
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  • Mahjong Shop
    • American Sets (166 Tiles)
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    • Books
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    • Jewelry
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American Mahjong, Mahjong 101, News, Rules

Mahjong 101: Making Mahjong

When all thirteen (13) tiles match a hand on the card, and you either pick the 14th tile needed to complete the hand, or someone discards it, you may declare…

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February 5, 2020
American Mahjong, Chinese Mahjong, News

Happy International Mahjong Day!

On August 1st, International Mahjong Day deals a game to get the celebration started! Play your tiles well, and perhaps you’ll honor the day with a win. The 19th-century strategy…

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August 1, 2020
American Mahjong, Mahjong 101, News, Rules

Mahjong 101: Going Dead

A player “goes dead,” (is out of the game) when: She has too many or too few tiles in her hand. She has declared Mah Jongg in error Another player…

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February 5, 2020
A Brief History of Mahjong
A Brief History of Mahjong
Learn Mahjong Today
Learn Mahjong Today
Our Favorite Mahjong Sets
Our Favorite Mahjong Sets
  • American Mahjong,  Celebrities,  News

    Sarah Jessica Parker Gushes about Mahjong

    One of the latest celebrities to publicly adore Mahjong is Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker. As a fashion icon and influencer, her praise and enthusiasm for the game will introduce it to a whole new generation!

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  • American Mahjong,  Celebrities,  News

    Julia Roberts Loves Mahjong

    It’s game time at the Roberts house! Julia Roberts shared a photo on Instagram of her playing mahjong with niece Emma Roberts on Monday. “She won,” the Pretty Woman star, 50, captioned the shot. The Scream Queens actress, 27, commented “Hehe,” along with three heart eyes Emoji, and then posted the selfie on her own account with the caption: “guess who won?” Both ladies sported soft smiles and sunglasses as they played the tile-based game outside. More from People Magazine.

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